Household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus

ABSTRACT

A household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus has a main unit, a locating plate and a remote controller. The main unit has a water inlet, a filter inside and a control panel, wherein the control panel controls and monitors the pressurizing and pumping procedures of the main unit. The locating plate connects to the main unit by a water tube and has a water passage inside and a middle extension tube communicated to the water passage and engaged a disposable insert tube. When the apparatus operates, the main unit mounts on a water tank and the locating plate is clamped between a toilet bowl and a seat cushion. Thereby, a user seating on the cushion enables to put the insert tube into the rectum and operate the main unit by remote controller or the control panel so that colon hydrotherapy is conveniently obtained in a bathroom at home.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a colon hydrotherapy apparatus, andmore particularly to a self-operated colon hydrotherapy apparatus for auser to conveniently have colon hydrotherapy at home.

2. Description of Related Art

In human body, the large intestine is in a generally reversed U shapethat includes a rectum, a descending colon at an inner end of therectum, a transverse colon located at an upper end of the descendingcolon, and an ascending color downward extended from another end of thetransverse colon. Dr. Bernard Jensen of the Medical College of JohnsHopkins University has studied 50 thousands cases and developed a LargeIntestine Cavities Map. The accumulation of any excrement in any one ofthe large intestine cavities usually indicates an abnormal physicalcondition of a person at a certain specific body area. For instance,according to statistical data from the study conducted by Dr. Jensen,the accumulation of excrement in the ascending colon at a positionmarked No. 8 in the Large Intestine Cavities Map indicates possibleabnormality in the thyroid gland or the pituitary body, and theaccumulation of excrement in the transverse colon at positions markedNos. 63 and 64 in the Large Intestine Cavities Map indicates possibleabnormality in the gullet or the bronchial tube. Due to the complicateand winding structure of the human large intestine, colon hydrotherapyis the only way to fully clean off the excrement from the joints of thedescending and the transverse colons and of the transverse and theascending colons.

The currently available colon hydrotherapy apparatus is complicate andexpensive, and must be operated under the instruction by ahydrotherapist who is usually a professional nurse. It is therefore veryinconvenient and even troublesome to have colon hydrotherapy at least atthe current stage.

According to the foregoing problems of the colon hydrotherapy apparatus,a household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus is developed to make auser conveniently have colon hydrotherapy at home. However, thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatuses still have some drawbacksas the following:

1. A remote controller is connected to a main unit of the colonhydrotherapy apparatus so that the user sometimes gets stumbleinadvertently.

2. The conventional household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus has aultra-violet sterilizing device to kill bacteria but the ultra-violetsterilizing device has a service life. Sterilizing efficiency of theultra-violet sterilizing device is correspondingly decreased and can notmeet hygiene standards when the service life expires.

In order to resolve the foregoing unavoidable problems for people whowant to have colon hydrotherapy at home, an improved colon hydrotherapyapparatus has arisen to mitigate or obviate the problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Main t objective of the present invention is to provide a household-typecolon hydrotherapy apparatus that enables a user to conveniently havecolon hydrotherapy in a bathroom at home.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide ahousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus that has a main unitsuitably mounted on a water tank of a toilet, wherein the main unitconnects to one end of a water pipe and a locating plate having a waterpassage connects to the other end of the water pipe; wherein thelocating plate mounts on a rear top of a toilet bowl and is shaped tocorrespond the rear top of the toilet bowl to snugly mount thereon.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide ahousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus that has a disposable inserttube detachably connected to the water passage in the locating plate andadapted to enter a user's large intestine so that the disposable inserttube is environmentally friendly after discarded and can be changedconveniently to ensure personal hygiene.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide ahousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus that has a wireless remotecontroller to conveniently operate the colon hydrotherapy apparatuswithout possible stumble danger.

To achieve foregoing objectives, the household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus comprises:

a main unit adapted to mount on a water tank of toilet and having

a control panel attached to one side on a top of the main unit tocontrol and monitor the main unit in pressurizing and pumpingprocedures;

a water inlet formed on another side on the top of the main unit; and

a filter accommodated inside the main unit under the water inlet tosterilize water;

a locating plate connected to the main unit by a water tube and having

a water passage defined in the locating plate and having a middleextension tube communicated with the water passage to extend outward;and

a disposable insert tube detachably connected to the water passage; and

a remote controller selectively operating the main unit.

According to above description, the main unit is mounted on the top faceof the water tank of the toilet and the locating plate is positioned ata rear top on a toilet bowl by using a seat cushion to clamp thelocating plate with the rear top of the toilet bowl so that a user cansit on the seat cushion and insert the disposable insert tube into therectum to conveniently have colon hydrotherapy at home. Moreover, theremote controller and the control panel enable the user to operate thecolon hydrotherapy apparatus in an easy, wireless and convenient way byself.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main unit in ahousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the main unit in thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus, wherein the main unit further connects to a locating plate bya water tube;

FIG. 4 is an operational perspective view showing engagement between thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus and a toilet device, whereina seat cushion is lifted up;

FIG. 5 is an operational perspective view showing the engagement betweenthe household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus and a toilet device,wherein the seat cushion is lowered down; and

FIG. 6 is an operational perspective view showing a user who isoperating the household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus on the toiletdevice by a remote controller.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus in accordance with thepresent invention comprises a main unit, a locating plate and acontroller. The main unit has a water inlet, a filter fit into the waterinlet and a control panel mounted on the main unit, wherein the controlpanel controls and monitors the pressurizing and pumping operations ofthe main unit. The locating plate connects to the main unit by a watertube and has a water passage defined therein and a middle extension tubecommunicated to the water passage and extended outward to engage adisposable insert tube. The controller is preferred to be a remotecontroller to selectively operate the main unit. When the colonhydrotherapy apparatus operates, the main unit mounts on a water tankand the locating plate attaches to a toilet bowl to be clamped betweenthe toilet bowl and a seat cushion when the seat cushion is lowereddown. Thereby, a user enables to sit on the seat cushion, insert theinsert tube into the rectum, and operates the remote controller or thecontrol panel to control the main unit so that the colon hydrotherapy isconveniently obtained in a bathroom at home.

With reference to FIGS. 1 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus comprises a main unit 10, alocating plate 30 and a control panel 50:

The main unit 10 is adapted to mount on a top face of a water tank of atoilet device and has a top, a control panel 12 formed on one side ofthe top of the main unit 10 to control and monitor pressurizing andpumping operations of the main unit 10. The main unit 10 further has awater inlet 13 defined in another side of the top and a filter 14contained inside the main unit 10 to sterilize water poured into themain unit 10 via the water inlet 13.

The control panel 12 shows operational pressures, temperatures,water-levels, and messages of empty warning and also controls andmonitors pressurizing and pumping operations of the main unit 10.

The main unit 10 has cap 15 attached to one side of the water inlet 13for covering the water inlet 13 and further has a water container 16accommodated inside the main unit 10 to communicate with the outer inlet13. Moreover, a filter 14 is fitted inside the main unit 10 between thewater container 16 and the water inlet 13.

The water container 16 further combines a pump 17, a pressure switch 18,and an associated electromagnetic valve 19 to pump the water in thewater container 16 outward at a pressurized situation.

The main unit 10 further has a tube connector 20 formed on a side faceof the main unit 10 to connect to the locating plate 30 by a water tube21.

The locating plate 30 is substantially U-shaped, connects to the mainunit 10 by the water tube 21 and has a water passage 32 defined insidethe locating plate 30 in U-shape. The water passage 32 has a middleextension tube 33 connected to an apex of the U-shaped water passage 32and extending inward to detachably combine with a disposable insert tube40.

The water tube 21 has two ends that one is connected to the tubeconnector 20 on the main unit 10 and the other is connected to thelocating plate 30 to communicate with the water channel 32 to conductwater from the main unit 10 to the locating plate 30.

The locating plate 30 formed in U-shape is adapted to correspond tocommon type of a toilet bowl and mounted on a rear top of the toiletbowl. The locating plate 30 has an inner edge and the water passage 32is defined along the inner edge. Two strengthening plates 31 are formedbetween the inner edge and the middle extension tube 33 that detachablyconnects to the disposable insert tube 40.

The disposable insert tube 40 is made of environmentally friendlymaterial and is composed of an extending section 41 and a bendingsection 42 and a straight section connected in sequence. The insert tube40 has multiple spraying holes 43 defined at a distal end of thestraight section.

The remote controller 50 emits signals to control the pressurizing andpumping operations of the main unit 10.

With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the locating plate 30 is fixed on thetoilet bowl 70 and the main unit 10 is mounted on the water tank 60 inpractice. The locating plate 30 is preferably mounted on the rear top ofthe toilet bowl 70 (as shown in FIG. 4) and then clamped between thetoilet bowl 70 and the seat cushion 71 (as shown in FIG. 5) when theseat cushion 71 is lowered down.

As shown in FIG. 6, a user sits on the seat cushion 71 and plugs therectum with the insert tube 40 to slowly inject water into the colon.During the colon hydrotherapy, the user selectively operates the remotecontroller 50 or the control panel 12 to conveniently control the mainunit 10. By using the remote controller 50, wires are eliminated toavoid stumbling.

According to above description, the household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus can be easily and conveniently assembled with the toiletdevice in the bathroom so that the user can have the colon hydrotherapyby self at home. Moreover, the disposable insert tube 40 can be changedto keep personal hygiene and does not cause environmental problem afterdiscarded.

Although this invention has been described in its preferred form with acertain degree of particularity, it is understood that the presentinvention of the preferred form has been made only by way of example andthat numerous changes in the details of construction and the combinationand arrangement of parts any be resorted to without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

1. A household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus comprising: a main unitwith a top having a control panel mounted on one side of the top of themain unit; a water inlet defined in the other side of the top of themain unit; and a filter accommodated in the water inlet for sterilizingwater; a locating plate connected to the main unit by a water tube andhaving a water passage defined inside the locating plate to communicatewith the water tube; a middle extension tube communicated to the waterpassage; and a disposable insert tube detachably engaged the middleextension tube.
 2. The household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the control panel shows operationalpressures, temperatures, water-levels and messages of empty warning ofthe main unit and controls and monitors pressurizing and pumpingoperations of the main unit.
 3. The household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main unit further has a cappivotally mounted at an edge of the water inlet for covering the waterinlet.
 4. The household-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the main unit further a water container attached insidethe main unit and communicated with the water inlet.
 5. Thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus as claimed in claim 4,wherein the water container further combines with a pump, a pressureswitch, and an associated electromagnetic valve to pump the water in thewater container outward at a pressurized situation.
 6. Thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus as claimed in claim 1,wherein the locating plate is shaped to adapt to snugly combine with arear top of a toilet bowl.
 7. The household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the locating plate has an inneredge and the water passage is defined in the inner edge.
 8. Thehousehold-type colon hydrotherapy apparatus as claimed in claim 7,wherein the disposable insert tube is composed of an extending sectionand a bending section and a straight section connected in sequence; thedisposable insert tube has multiple spraying holes defined at a distalend of the straight section.
 9. A household-type colon hydrotherapyapparatus comprising: a main unit with a top having a control panelmounted on one side of the top of the main unit; a water inlet definedin the other side of the top of the main unit; and a filter accommodatedin the water inlet for sterilizing water; a locating plate connected tothe main unit by a water tube and having a water passage defined insidethe locating plate to communicate with the water tube; a middleextension tube communicated to the water passage; and a disposableinsert tube detachably engaged the middle extension tube; and acontroller operating the main unit in hand.
 10. The household-type colonhydrotherapy apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controller isa remote controller to operate the main unit in a wireless way.